BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE MEMBERSHIP TEAM Components and Execution.

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BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE MEMBERSHIP TEAM Components and Execution

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Ordinary Membership Teams… Comprised of a group of Legion members Works on membership periodically; usually shortly before target dates

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vs. Effective Membership Teams Comprised of a group of like-minded Legion members. They are the “go-getters” Work on membership consistently. It is a year-round effort Organized with clear, obtainable membership goals and a plan of action to achieve them Has a developed set of action plans that are repeatable

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Why All the Membership Focus? It’s too much of a hassle to try and get new members We don’t need new members

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Why We Need Steady Membership Growth Cont’d Fresh ideas Replace members that go to Post Everlasting Increase the Legion’s networking pool First person account of current issues that today’s veterans have Any organization that does not grow will become stagnant and eventually die

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So How Do I Build An Effective Membership Team?  Look to the resources you already have  Gold Brigade/Silver Brigade  Legion College Graduates  Posts that are excelling in membership  All-time high recruiters  Recruiter of the Year winners  “Go-getters”  Others??

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My Team Is Built. Now What? Do you have goals or do you have wishes?? Goals: Define Objectives Clear Challenging but attainable (easy doesn’t always get the job done) Short & long term Has a date of completion Put in writing Known to all levels Have a Plan Meets the objectives Repeatable (new/replacement team members can follow with ease) Flexible Require regular meetings to review the plan and report on progress Put in writing Known to all levels

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OK, That’s Fine and Dandy, But HOW Do I Execute the Plan to Meet the Objectives? Specialize your team Find potential members Work DMS & Dept member lists Coordinate membership drives (revitalizations) Renew expired members Retain new & current members Continuous communication between Adjutant & Membership Chairperson

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Team Responsibility (Specialize Your Team)

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Chairperson Point of contact between team and post/district/department /national Assigns other team members’ duties (Contact, New Member & Retention) Schedules team meetings (in person/ZOOM/Skype/conference call) Reports on team progress of goals and objectives at post/district/department meetings

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Contact Team Build list of contact areas where potential members are Determine best methods to reach these prospects (mail, phone, door-to-door, press release, radio spots, etc.) Works post sponsored events to identify and ask qualified veterans to join List of prospective members is given to the New Member Team

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New Member Team Need a good working knowledge of TAL Friendly, enjoy talking with people, charismatic Meet and talk with prospective veterans that had reservations to get them to join Answer questions that Contact Team wasn’t able to answer during initial conversation Reiterate the benefits of Legion membership Maintains list of those eligible veterans that aren’t ready to join at the present time for later contact

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Retention Team Specializes in membership renewal of current and former members Consider the three M’s and three I’s Make new members know they are welcomed and valued Mentors for new members Develops methods to be used by the post to maintain member interest

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DMS & Dept HQ Members  Mylegion.org  Request lists from Dept HQ  Call to transfer active members into local posts  Can be worked in small portions  Anyone can do  National staff brings DMS active and expired lists during District Revitalizations  Expired members that renew are immediately counted as new members for the post

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Project Stay Active  National HQ produces info on members that have recently moved into your area  Way for membership team to maintain contact with potential new members for your posts  Reports are run every 3 rd Tuesday of the month  Has contact and membership information  Available to all Departments